Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-03

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~.a.cribing those merchants who shall sell
t;nnor. and those who shall not. Some OF
he narties iutereeted wrote O respectful let
ar IN the President two or three days ago,
an interview for the purpose OF
talking to him upon this subject, but up TO
noon to-day had received no response. Inc
however, had an interview
with the President yesterday, in which, 1t ID
to day, he agreed with them ID
what they had done. Most of the liquor
sold here ia sold by merchants who also sell
groceries, but the commissioners say InaT
only such of them as they shall select snaii
be allowed to sell liquor any longer, a!u
some of the largest wholesale mercnanls ~
the CITY have been refused licenses: oae oI
them said this morning that the action OF tne
commissioners and the President indicated
an evident desire to attract the support VI
the temperance party.
Mr. 7 r. Tucker and Attorney General
Avres and Col. w. W. Gordon, OF Virginia,
have gone to New York where they held
conference with Mr.. Conkling to-day with
reference to the Virginia cases to be argued
In the q. S. Supreme Court next MONDAY
week. 1t ia understood that MIR. Conkling
and Mr.. Tucker will make the argument 1or
the State. Solicitor General jerks ana
Mr.. Rovall or Mr.. Chamberlain will argue
for the Government and the bondholders
Mr.. Chamberlain was here yesterday hunt
ing for short hand report of Mr.. fuckers
argument in the anarchists case, in when
he took such strong anti States rights views,
for the purpose of quoting that speech
against him Monday week, when Mr.. Tuck
or will argue for States rights.
Dispatches received here to-day from
Tampa report seven new cases of yellow 10
YER and two deaths there during the twenty
four hours ended last night Seven nurses
have arrived from New Orleans. Inc
weather is cool and the people see cause tor
oongratulation. There is no yellow fever IN
the State outside of Tampa.
The charge of fraud made by Ma6oneite
newspaper here containing the specification
that in the Black Belt of Virginia where the
republican strength is to be found the ne
groes were to be bought in droves by the
democratic managers is believed to-day by
persons familiar with the Virginia situation
to have been published by the express ad'
vice of Malone, who seeing the defeat which
awaits him, even in his strongest OF strong.
holds, invented the story of bribery in order
to distract and deceive the public mind re-
gardipg this matter. Why, said an anti
Maboneite republican, to day, who knows
every foot of ground in the locality referred
10, Malone should be ashamed TO advertise
in that way the weakness aud venali.y of
the most important pare Of his political fol-
lowing. Are republicans doge, said he, that
thew can be- thus baited and Sribad. Should
not, at least, the self respect 10 cues among
| them rebuke the assertion OF Mshoue, that
they are for hire 10 this contest and are to
be had by the whoesa.e for q price not
| more per head than s. mnle and cart would
charge in Wasbineto1 for J. days hauling.
There ia split. said he. ind serious one
in the Black Belt, and Malone koow5 it,
and bis cry Of bribery, waich Is pure in.
vention, is raised for he purpose of explain
ing In advance the defeat which awaits him
as we'll there US esew where III The State.
The report OF the Board of Survey on the
Constellation now at Portsmouth, Va, has
been ar proved, and orders have been given
to begiu at once the work Of repairs to cost
100000
The democratic outlook from this city TO-
day is as favorable u tbs most sangulne
democrat could desire Congressman Camp
bell Of Ohio, now here, aud the chairman
Of The State democratic committee of Ohio,
here yesterday, both cay. that strange as it
may seem, the chances Of carrying that
Stats are now decidedly in favor of the
democrats People here are anxious to bet
that New York State will go democratic,
and Pennsylvenian here to-day said ne
| would not be surprised il his State would go
the same way From Virginia the inteli-
gence is that Malone will meet his Water.
| loo next Tue sday.
According to the Treasury statement to-
! day the circulation of the country ia over
| thirteen million In excess of what it was
| at the same time last year.
The President to day appointed Edward
| C.. Weilep, of Kansas, to be U. S. Consul OF
SannebuTg, Germany.
The War Department has decided that when
leaves of absence include Sundays and legal holt
| days those days shall be counted.
A dispatch received here from Macon says ex-
| President Davis will not return to his home via
Atlanta, his wife patursly having no love for that
place. as it refused to invite Mr.. Davis toi its expo
etion lest his presence there might DO obectiona
| BILE to President Cleveland.
The labor demonstration here last night WAS
| very imposing, about three thousand men being
in line One of the transparences declared:
I'VE want no dynamite; we went tho ballot" The
only one that at all smacked of revolution was:
| 1--WE will obey no laws not founded upon justice"
| A private dispatch received at the Navy De-
| partment to-day reports Secretary Whitney SIS
| considerably improved
| After the interseminary missionary alliance
| lately in session at Alexandria called upon the
President on Monday, Mr.. H. Garabed, of Marash,
Clica, was specially introduced to the President
and Mrs. Cleveland by Secretary Lamont and had
private interview with them, during which he
presented Mrs. Cleveland with pair Of slippers,
gold embroidered on bright blue velvet, made by
his sister, and handsome package of rose OIL as tes
tmonials of the respect and admiration entertained
for her by his sister and himself. The Interview
was very agreeable, the chief topic of conversation
being the condition of tho Armenians under the
Turkish government. When the interview ended
Mrs. Cleveland presented him with her photograph
and autograph.
Stof. EIoot;nus